Trump says India will buy oil from Venezuela

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said India will buy Venezuelan oil, helping to replace some of the Russian oil that the world’s third-biggest oil importer buys.
2 February 2026, 00:00 AM

Bitcoin falls below $80,000, continuing decline

Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value, was down by 6.53 percent at $78,719.63 at ​12:48 p.m. ET (1748 GMT) on Saturday, continuing its decline from the ‌previous session.
2 February 2026, 00:00 AM

Warsh ‘regime change’ faces steep hurdles at sprawling US central bank

Kevin Warsh checks a long list of boxes for President Donald Trump as his pick to run the Federal Reserve, with longstanding political and social ties to the president, deep Wall Street ​connections and a well-tailored demeanor, but how deeply and quickly he will cut interest rates and how aggressively he will pursue his “regime change” at the Fed remain ‌open questions.
2 February 2026, 00:00 AM

Nvidia boss insists ‘huge’ investment in OpenAI on track

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has insisted the US tech giant will make a “huge” investment in OpenAI and dismissed as “nonsense” reports that he is unhappy with the generative AI star.
2 February 2026, 00:00 AM

Remittance inflow jumps 45% ahead of polls

Migrants sent home $3.17 billion in January
1 February 2026, 19:03 PM

Ford held talks with China's Xiaomi over EV partnership, FT reports

Ford said in December last year it would take a $19.5 billion writedown and scrap several EV models.
1 February 2026, 16:55 PM

Trump says India will buy oil from Venezuela, not Iran

Reuters reported on Friday that the United States has told Delhi it could soon resume purchases of Venezuelan oil to help replace imports of Russian oil, citing three people familiar with the matter.
1 February 2026, 14:10 PM

Trump says he welcomes Chinese investment in Venezuelan oil

Venezuela sits on the world's largest proven oil reserves
1 February 2026, 12:40 PM
1 February 2026, 09:09 AM

WTO faults US in dispute brought by China over clean energy subsidies

The World Trade Organization has faulted the United States in a dispute brought by China over US green energy subsidies, in a ruling slammed by Washington on Friday as “absurd”.
1 February 2026, 00:59 AM

Oil hovers near 6-month high

Oil prices dipped a few cents per barrel on Friday, consolidating recent gains and holding near six-month highs on Friday, supported by nagging tensions between the US and Iran.
1 February 2026, 00:56 AM

Trump picks former Fed official as next central bank chief

President Donald Trump said Friday he would nominate former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to be the next US central bank chief, a move that has sparked cautious optimism among observers.
1 February 2026, 00:41 AM

China factory activity loses steam in January

China’s factory activity slowed in January, official data showed Saturday, missing forecasts after a brief rise into positive territory at the end of last year.
1 February 2026, 00:31 AM

Venezuela opens up oil sector: what now?

In one fell swoop, decades of oil sector nationalization ended in Venezuela this week, as the global leader in known reserves opened up to private firms while seeking Washington’s benediction.
1 February 2026, 00:09 AM

Dollar gains

The US dollar gained on Friday after former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh was selected to be the next ​Fed chair, and as the US currency recovered from a sharp selloff earlier in the week that analysts say was ‌overdone in the short-term.
1 February 2026, 00:04 AM

Venezuela agrees to energy cooperation with India

Interim president Delcy Rodriguez of oil-rich Venezuela said Friday she had agreed on energy cooperation with India, a day after Caracas opened its hydrocarbons sector to private companies.
1 February 2026, 00:02 AM

Dhaka trade fair ends with local sales surpassing export orders

Participants bagged Tk 224 crore export orders while local sales hit Tk 393 crore
31 January 2026, 20:37 PM

Third shipment of US wheat reaches Ctg port

This time, a vessel named MV WF Artemis brought in 58,359 tonnes
31 January 2026, 19:50 PM

Gold, silver prices tumble as investors soothed by Trump Fed pick

Precious metals prices tumbled on Friday after surging in recent days when investors sought a safe haven over doubts about Trump's policies
31 January 2026, 12:54 PM

Venezuela opens up oil sector: what now?

State can reduce royalties for larger projects, cut taxes at discretion
31 January 2026, 12:31 PM